Bilingual HR Coordinator – 6-month Contract
McCarthy Tétrault
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Location Type: Office
Location: Montreal • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Acting as the first point of contact for all payroll and benefit inquiries from Local HR Representatives.
- Providing general payroll and benefits assistance to members of the Firm upon request.
- Supporting our Paymaster with: Overtime sheets, payroll transaction forms, special deductions and reimbursements, or banking changes.
- Ensuring that the employee’s payroll information is accurate in the system.
- Working closely with the Paymaster to resolve payroll transactions issues.
- Creating and/or running routine reports from payroll system.
- Investigating and resolving transactional payroll issues with Local HR Representatives.
- Supporting the payroll year-end process (relevés 1, T4s, T4As, W2, taxable benefits, etc.).
- Calculating, remitting and reconciling bi-weekly and monthly remittances to non-government institutions (includes: Pension Plan, Group RRSP, Sun Life, United Way, etc).
- Supporting our Total Rewards Specialists with: Processing requests on all benefit-related requests from all members of the firm, as well as retirees.
- Responsible for timely administration of Firm benefit programs such as coordinating wellness, stipend, technology, tuition reimbursement programs, corporate agreements and discounts, etc.
- Updating the various eligibility lists for our benefit programs with our suppliers (employee and family assistance program, telemedicine, annual medical examination, etc.) at a set regular frequency.
- Processing of monthly invoices from benefit suppliers.
- Providing logistic and administrative support to the team.
- Collaborating on the administrative activities related to leave management if needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bilingualism (French and English), written and spoken is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a Business related field.
- 3-5 years of HR experience in a mid to large size firm and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Solid computer knowledge including Microsoft Word and advanced Excel skills.
- Excellent time management and planning skills to manage workload fluctuations, and must be able to meet critical deadlines.
- Great attention to details and proactive to carry out job responsibilities with minimal supervision.
- Works well under pressure within non flexible deadline and adjusts to changing needs of the Firm.
- Experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Personable, approachable disposition; has strong professional acumen.
- Able to handle confidential information, exercising tact and discretion in dealing with people and/or sensitive issues.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including paid overtime.
- A commitment to professional development and growth opportunities for our people at all levels, supported by a culture that fully embraces and encourages two-way feedback.
- Strong community involvement and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- A collaborative, cohesive culture that connects lawyers and business teams through collective purpose.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
payroll processingbenefits administrationreport generationpayroll transaction managementremittance reconciliationdata accuracyleave managementinvoice processingovertime calculationtaxable benefits calculation
Soft skills
bilingualismtime managementattention to detailproactiveability to work under pressurestrong professional acumenapproachable dispositionconfidentialityadaptabilityminimal supervision
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human ResourcesBachelor’s degree in Business